Advocates ask Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admissions
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Feb. 1, 2023
New America was cited in an article by Higher Ed Dive about advocates asking the Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admission.
Under the Obama administration, the department began asking about graduation rates of students who received federal Pell Grants, a key form of financial aid for low- and moderate-income students and families. And in fall 2022, IPEDS began to inquire about whether colleges consider legacy preferences.
More granular data is needed, the collection of advocacy groups, policymakers and college faculty argue. Prominent signers on Wednesday’s letter include think tank New America, college access organization The Institute for College Access & Success, Bob Shireman, higher ed policy guru and senior fellow at The Century Foundation, and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
The advocates want the Education Department to change IPEDS by next fall, after the Supreme Court likely rules, said James Murphy, deputy director of higher education policy at think tank Education Reform Now, which organized the letter.
Read the full article here.